No More Business as Usual: Career Changers Who Become Teachers.

Crow, Gary M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ414379

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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No More Business as Usual: Career Changers Who Become Teachers.

Crow, Gary M.; And Others

American Journal of Education, v98 n3 p197-223 May 1990

Presents an ethnographic study with graduate students leaving other careers for education to discover the meanings of the career change for those involved. Discusses the following types of students: (1) the homecomers; (2) the converted; and (3) the unconverted. For each type the initiating influences, mediating forces, and commitment are explored. (JS)

Descriptors: Business, Career Change, Education, Ethnography, Graduate Students, Influences, Job Satisfaction, Teaching (Occupation), Vocational Adjustment, Work Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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